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Personal Reminiscence of the Big Fire of 1871
A long retrospective by Josephine Sawyer recalls the Peshtigo and Chicago fires of October 1871. She details the night of the blaze, the Habits of residents in Marinette and Menominee, relief efforts, and survival ordeals including families saved and losses sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Ingalls Sawyer
Eleazer S. Ingalls
Marinette
Wis
Menominee
Mich
Josephine Sawyer
Dalene Trende
Rosholt
So. Dak
Northern Great Plains History Conference
Oconto
Peshtigo
Chicago and Northwestern
Escanaba